<p>Wait...I still don't understand. AP credit only lets us take higher level courses, but not skip some distribution requirements? That sucks...I really wanted to skip math in college -_-. Any way to get out of taking that much math?</p>
<p>Enteril: I believe in Trinity you are allowed to use 2 AP credits to meet degree requirements (whatever those are for you) but the rest only counts as placement.</p>
<p>DeltaRoyale: idk if Trinity does it some other way, but for Pratt, all your AP courses show up on the transcript but only 2 humanities are applied. Ask your advisor about the AP credit once you are on campus. For now, assume that you have the AP credits that you want to apply.</p>
<p>Heh, I'd definitely use it to get out of a semester of math then.</p>
<p>I know this wouldn't be an easy schedule.. but is this an alright schedule for 1st semester?</p>
<p>Math 32, Chem 151L, Writing 20 (or Seminar? Depending on window I guess..), and Spanish 63</p>
<p>That sounds OK - Writing 20's can really vary, mine was not too much work but some are much more. If Math 32 is anything like 103, then that might be your hardest class. 63 level language shouldn't be that hard if you did well in high school language (mostly grammar and vocab). I am not a science person so I can't comment on Chem.</p>
<p>how about Chem 21L, Bio 25L, Seminar, English 1?</p>
<p>Coola- I took Math 32 and Chem 151L along with two other classes my first semester. It's doable, but just don't fall behind in either of the classes. It gets frustrating then.</p>
<p>basically, what's better:</p>
<ol>
<li>Easier classes with a harder curve</li>
<li>Harder classes with an easier curve</li>
</ol>
<p>How are you defining the difficulty of a class, if not based on the curve? And when you say "better", do you mean easier?</p>
<p>yea i mean easier by better, ie which i would get the higher grade. something more basic which gives out less As or something more difficult with possibly more As.</p>
<p>bump .</p>
<p>Personal choice really. We can't definitively tell you. Most people decide their schedule based on intent to double major, get a minor, get a certificate, study abroad, underload sometimes, etc. You really can't ask that kind of question and expect a firm answer because it really just comes down to your plans and your preferences.</p>
<p>enteril, you have to take two math credits for t-reqs. However, these can be compsci 4 and stat, which aren't too bad.</p>
<p>Wait...so now I'm getting conflicting answeers. I know I'm required to take two math courses, but AP credit can be used for one of these, right? Or did I misinterpret that.</p>
<p>AP Credit is useful for two things if you are a Trinity student.</p>
<p>1.) You must take 34 courses as a Duke student in order to graduate. If you have AP Credit, you can potentially reduce this to 32. This and only this is what SBR was referring to.</p>
<p>2.) Sometimes AP's can be used to replace certain courses with more advanced courses. So Math BC credit won't get you out of math, but it will allow you to take the more-fun 103 instead of 32.</p>
<p>More fun? I shouldn't be doing 103X as a premed, right? (I am not planning to anyway..)</p>
<p>Sorry, I must just not be getting this concept...for #1, how do you use AP credit to reduce it to 32? Do APs just count for certain courses? And these courses don't count towards distribution requirements?</p>
<p>And how in the world is 103 more fun than 32? I wasn't looking forward to doing MORE advanced math in college, heh. Do other courses besides math count towards the Quantitative Area of Knowledge?</p>
<p>1.) 103 is more fun than 32 if only because of the lack of series and sequences. Also multivariable differentiation really truly is fun. Multivariable integration is very difficult and annoying, and vector calculus is very easy but also kind of annoying. 103 is also graded a little bit better than 32 is.</p>
<p>I would expect 103X to be considerably more fun than 103.</p>
<p>2.) "Hi Enteril, this is the Duke registrar. Remember, you have to take 34 classes to graduate from Duke! Less than that -- even if you fulfill all the distribution requirements -- and we won't give you your diploma."</p>
<p>"Wait, Mr. Duke, sir. See here, you gave me 2 AP Credits for these two tests."</p>
<p>"Oh, okay. So you only need to take 32 courses to graduate from Duke. Remember, though, you still have to fulfill all your distribution requirements."</p>
<p>"Actually, you gave me six AP "credits" for these various tests. Does that bring me down to 28?"</p>
<p>"Nope. If you plan on graduating early, then there's an exception. But whether you have two or six or ten AP 'credits', you still have to take 32 courses at Duke."</p>
<p>"Gee, thanks, Mr. Duke, sir."</p>
<p>So Math 32 covers multivariable integration? And I'd be skipping that?</p>
<p>No, sorry. Multivariable integration is one of the less-fun topics in 103.</p>
<p>The big annoying thing in 32 is series/sequences.</p>